edu.memphis.ccrg.lida.proceduralmemory
Interface ProceduralMemory

All Superinterfaces:

FrameworkModule, FullyInitializable, Initializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ProceduralMemoryImpl

public interface ProceduralMemory
extends FrameworkModule

FrameworkModule containing Schemes activated by each conscious broadcast. Activated schemes are instantiated, becoming Behaviors which are sent to ActionSelection

Author:

Ryan J. McCall

Method Summary

void	activateSchemes() Using the broadcast, activate the relevant schemes of ProceduralMemory
boolean	containsScheme(Scheme s) Returns whether this procedural memory contains specified scheme.
Behavior	createInstantiation(Scheme s) Instantiates specified Scheme .
Scheme	getNewScheme(Action a) Gets a new Scheme having specified Action.
int	getSchemeCount() Returns a count of the schemes
java.util.Collection<Scheme>	getSchemes() Returns a view of all Scheme objects currently in the ProceduralMemory.
void	removeScheme(Scheme s) Removes specified Scheme.
boolean	shouldInstantiate(Scheme s, NodeStructure broadcastBuffer) A call-back method to determine if the Scheme s should be instantiated.

Methods inherited from interface edu.memphis.ccrg.lida.framework.FrameworkModule

addListener, addSubModule, containsSubmodule, containsSubmodule, decayModule, getAssistingTaskSpawner, getModuleContent, getModuleName, getSubmodule, getSubmodule, getSubmodules, setAssistingTaskSpawner, setModuleName, taskManagerDecayModule

Methods inherited from interface edu.memphis.ccrg.lida.framework.initialization.FullyInitializable

setAssociatedModule

Methods inherited from interface edu.memphis.ccrg.lida.framework.initialization.Initializable

containsParameter, getParam, getParameters, init, init

Method Detail

getNewScheme

Scheme getNewScheme(Action a)

Gets a new Scheme having specified Action.

Parameters:

a - an Action

Returns:

a new Scheme with Action a

containsScheme

boolean containsScheme(Scheme s)

Returns whether this procedural memory contains specified scheme.

Parameters:

s - a Scheme

Returns:

true if it contains an equal scheme

removeScheme

void removeScheme(Scheme s)

Removes specified Scheme.

Parameters:

s - scheme to be removed.

getSchemes

java.util.Collection<Scheme> getSchemes()

Returns a view of all Scheme objects currently in the ProceduralMemory.

Returns:

a Collection of schemes

getSchemeCount

int getSchemeCount()

Returns a count of the schemes

Returns:

number of schemes currently in this procedural memory.

activateSchemes

void activateSchemes()

Using the broadcast, activate the relevant schemes of ProceduralMemory

shouldInstantiate

boolean shouldInstantiate(Scheme s,
                          NodeStructure broadcastBuffer)

A call-back method to determine if the Scheme s should be instantiated. This method can be overidden by subclasses to provide custom functionality.

Parameters:

s - the Scheme to be checked

broadcastBuffer - the NodeStructure in ProceduralMemory containing recent broadcast

Returns:

true if the Scheme should be instantiated, false otherwise.

createInstantiation

Behavior createInstantiation(Scheme s)

Instantiates specified Scheme .

Parameters:

s - a Scheme over instantiation threshold

Returns:

a Behavior, an instantiation of Scheme s